Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor | |
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| Minister for Agriculture and Forests | |
| Assumed office 7 November 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Lotay Tshering |
| Preceded by | Yeshey Dorji |
| Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan | |
| Assumed office 31 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nidup Zangpo |
| Constituency | Nubi-Tangsibji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1964 [1] |
| Political party | Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa |
| Alma mater | Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Master of Science (Environment and Management) [1] |
Yeshey Penjor ( c. 1964) [1] is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Agriculture and Forests since November 2018. [2] [3] [4] He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018. [5]
Penjor was born on c. 1964. [1]
He graduated from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and received a degree of Master of Science in Environment and Management. [1]
Before joining politics, he has served as the Project Director of Green Public Procurement Project [6] and has served as Climate Change Policy Advisor with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) of Bhutan and the National Environment Commission. [2]
Penjor is a member Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT). [5] He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Nubi-Tangsibji constituency. [2] On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Penjor was named as Minister for Agriculture and Forests. [2] On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Agriculture and Forests in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering. [7]
- ^ a b c d e "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
- ^ a b c d "Bhutan's Newly Elected Prime Minister Lotay Tshering Unveiled The 10 Cabinet Ministers On 3 November 2018". www.bhutantimes.com.
- ^ "HM confers Dakyen to Cabinet ministers, Speaker, and OL – KuenselOnline". www.kuenselonline.com.
- ^ "Minister | Ministry of Agriculture and Forests".
- ^ a b "Yeshey Penjor". www.nab.gov.bt.
- ^ "Yeshey Penjor - Green Public Procurement in Bhutan". www.gppbhutan.bt.
- ^ ""I am blessed to work at the agriculture ministry" – KuenselOnline". www.kuenselonline.com.
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Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor | |
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| Minister for Agriculture and Forests | |
| Assumed office 7 November 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Lotay Tshering |
| Preceded by | Yeshey Dorji |
| Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan | |
| Assumed office 31 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nidup Zangpo |
| Constituency | Nubi-Tangsibji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1964 [1] |
| Political party | Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa |
| Alma mater | Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Master of Science (Environment and Management) [1] |
Yeshey Penjor ( c. 1964) [1] is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Agriculture and Forests since November 2018. [2] [3] [4] He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018. [5]
Penjor was born on c. 1964. [1]
He graduated from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and received a degree of Master of Science in Environment and Management. [1]
Before joining politics, he has served as the Project Director of Green Public Procurement Project [6] and has served as Climate Change Policy Advisor with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) of Bhutan and the National Environment Commission. [2]
Penjor is a member Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT). [5] He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Nubi-Tangsibji constituency. [2] On 3 November, Lotay Tshering formally announced his cabinet structure and Penjor was named as Minister for Agriculture and Forests. [2] On 7 November 2018, he was sworn in as Minister for Agriculture and Forests in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering. [7]
- ^ a b c d e "Bhutan 2018 Elections". www.peldendrukpa.com.
- ^ a b c d "Bhutan's Newly Elected Prime Minister Lotay Tshering Unveiled The 10 Cabinet Ministers On 3 November 2018". www.bhutantimes.com.
- ^ "HM confers Dakyen to Cabinet ministers, Speaker, and OL – KuenselOnline". www.kuenselonline.com.
- ^ "Minister | Ministry of Agriculture and Forests".
- ^ a b "Yeshey Penjor". www.nab.gov.bt.
- ^ "Yeshey Penjor - Green Public Procurement in Bhutan". www.gppbhutan.bt.
- ^ ""I am blessed to work at the agriculture ministry" – KuenselOnline". www.kuenselonline.com.
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